26 April 2019 - MRI #4
Isla had her 4th MRI at the Women and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide on Friday the 26th of April. This was originally booked for the...
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1 May 2019 - EUA #16
On Wednesday the 1st of May we returned to Melbourne again for Isla’s 16th EUA. The EUA went well, there were no new tumours and...
29 May 2019 - EUA #17
We returned to Melbourne on the 29th of May for another EUA. Isla got an ear infection a couple of days before our trip, but this didn’t...
19 June 2019 - EUA #18 and Intra Arterial Chemo
We returned to Melbourne on the 19th of June to attempt intra arterial chemo (IAC) again. The normal retinoblastoma EUA list is run...
17 July 2019 - EUA #19 and Intra Arterial Chemo
We returned to Melbourne on Wednesday the 17th of July for another round of IAC. Again, we arrived in the morning and met with the...
14 August 2019 - EUA #20 and Intra Arterial Chemo
On Wednesday the 14th of August we returned to Melbourne for the third round of intra-arterial chemo. The appointment with the...
18 September 2019 - EUA #21
We returned to Melbourne on the 18th of September for our first regular scheduled EUA after completing 3 successful rounds of...
2 October 2019 - Vision Test
On Thursday the 3rd of October Isla had a vision test at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital eye clinic. Sandra (from Melbourne) had...
10 October 2019 - MRI #5
Isla had her 5th MRI on Thursday the 10th of October at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. As always, this is done under a general...
Esotropia (Strabismus)
One thing I haven’t really spoken about yet is Isla’s esotropia (cross eyed appearance) of her right eye. After each cryotherapy...
16 October 2019 - EUA #22
On Wednesday the 16th of October we travelled to Melbourne for Isla’s 22nd Examination Under Anaesthetic. We were last on the list again...
Kangaroo Island October 2019
At the end of October we had a little family getaway to Kangaroo Island for 6 nights, our first real holiday since Isla was born. This...
11 December 2019 - EUA #23
On the 11th of December we flew to Melbourne for Isla's first EUA after an 8-week break. We have continued to request that Isla is last...
Festivities 2019
We spent Christmas this year in Mt Gambier with our family and Isla had a great time and got spoilt rotten!! It turns out Isla LOVES...
5 February 2020 - EUA #24
We travelled to Melbourne on the 5th of February for Isla’s 24th EUA. We often toyed with the idea of catching a later flight and...
4 March 2020 - EUA #25
On Wednesday the 4th of March we travelled to Melbourne again for Isla’s 25th EUA. We arrived at the hospital at around 9am and had a...
EUA day at The Royal Children's Hospital
The way EUA day at the Royal Children's works is not like any other theatre list I have ever seen (working in hospitals I have seen a...
1 April 2020 - EUA #26 and COVID-19
This month was an interesting one and VERY VERY stressful!! We were due back in Melbourne for Isla’s next EUA on Wednesday the 1st of...
21 April 2020 - MRI #6 and COVID-19
Isla had an MRI at the Women’s and Children’s hospital scheduled for the week following her last EUA in Melbourne, but this was postponed...
28 April 2020 - EUA #27 (in Adelaide) and COVID-19
Isla had an EUA at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Tuesday the 28th of April. Garreth took Isla to this appointment as I had an...
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